Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn’
Time Is Running Out to Save Your LinkedIn Data
Do you use the helpful Notes, Tags and Reminders tools on LinkedIn? If so, you’ve only got a couple weeks left to download and save this content before it disappears forever. The feature that lets you add Reminders associated with contacts is no longer available, but the Notes and Tags you’ve saved previously are still…
Read MoreLinkedIn Company Pages Are Changing
LinkedIn is about to roll out a major update to Company Pages, so round up your design team and social media page administrators. You won’t have to start from scratch, because content will automatically be migrated to the new format, but what you will need is an updated cover image, logo and tagline. The company…
Read MoreLinkedIn Campaign Manager New Features and Expanded Options
LinkedIn isn’t just for networking. It’s a powerful B2B advertising platform as well, with a professional audience and focus on business-related content that creates an ideal environment for delivering your message. Last summer the company rolled out a major revamp of its ad campaign manager in response to – and anticipation of – a sustained…
Read MoreYour LinkedIn Group Is About To Become Unlisted
by Kelly Lucas, client marketing director As the administrator and moderator for a LinkedIn Group, I received an email this morning alerting me that there are some changes on the horizon. Namely, groups are about to be re-categorized as “Standard” or “Unlisted.” Details from the email: Simpler privacy settings. Now, there are just two…
Read MoreLess Spam from LinkedIn!
by Sarah Warlick, content director With a great sigh of relief, LinkedIn users welcome the news that the platform has promised to ease off on the constant flow of spam updates that fill their inboxes to overflowing. Oh happy day! To the company’s credit, it has realized that getting too many emails turns people off (which…
Read MoreAnother Nip/Tuck for LinkedIn
by Kelly Lucas, client marketing director LinkedIn has just announced on its blog that it will be rolling out a new set of updates for users to enjoy. As this is only the latest of several updates to features and functionality in the past year, including eliminating polls, adding the publishing platform and releasing their…
Read MoreNewsle Acquired by LinkedIn
by Shauna McCullough-Hightower, marketing and project coordinator A while back we wrote a blog post about Newsle, the platform that alerts you to the latest news about your social media connections. This handy-dandy platform creates a great opportunity to stay on top of all the news regarding your business networking connections without spending a…
Read MoreThe Most Effective Social Media Platforms
by Kelly Lucas, client marketing director When asked what is the most effective social media platform for their organization, B2B marketers choose LinkedIn, according to Social Media Examiner’s 2014 Social Media Marketing Industry Report. This report is based on data gathered from a survey of 2,887 marketers in first quarter 2014. There’s quite a bit…
Read MoreLinkedIn Announces New Premium Experience
by Kelly Lucas, client marketing director Just like Twitter changed profiles to look more like Facebook, now LinkedIn is hopping on the “we all look alike” bandwagon. As announced today on their blog, LinkedIn will begin rolling out a new profile look for their premium members. The updates and enhancements include the following: Visually enhanced…
Read MoreWhy is LinkedIn Eliminating All the Good Stuff?
by Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, president A few weeks ago, I wrote a post asking for a moratorium on changes to social media sites. This request came after LinkedIn eliminated the services/products tabs from their business pages and Twitter started hinting at removing the hashtag, of all things. Apparently my pleas have fallen on deaf ears…
Read MoreLinkedIn Groups: A Fresh New Face
by Rachael Pass, marketing intern LinkedIn is doing a some major redecorating lately and has launched a revamped LinkedIn Groups, with a sleek “new and improved” attitude. The new LinkedIn Groups offers more features for interactivity and boasts a cleaner, more streamlined look. LinkedIn Groups is one of the most popular products on LinkedIn.…
Read MoreYet More Updates To LinkedIn (aka Go Home LinkedIn, You’re Drunk)
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager In an effort to stay competitive with other social media platforms, LinkedIn has (yet again) made some changes to its platform, specifically the navigation bar and its links. These changes have left some very confused and wondering where to find the things that used to be so…
Read MoreDo You Know the Complete History of Social Media? [Infographic]
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager Most people, when they hear the term “social media,” think of online platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. However, long before there was even a world wide web, there were other media that enabled us to be social. Starting with the advent of postal service in 550…
Read MoreLinkedIn Rolls Out Visually Enhanced Profiles
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager On May 1st, LinkedIn announced the ability to create rich media enhanced user profiles. With this new enhancement, users (in English speaking regions for now) can create a visual portfolio of their work and experience. From LinkedIn: For the first time, you will now have the ability…
Read MoreAffirm My Talent!
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager Every so often, you receive an email from someone that makes you blink a few times and then ask yourself “Uh, whuh? Really?” Bonnie recently received one of these in the form of an endorsement request from LinkedIn with the subject line “Affirm My Talent.” While…
Read MoreNiche Marketing Blog “Marketing Ideas for CPAs” Celebrates Its First Anniversary
February 6, 2013 – Atlanta, GA – Marketing Ideas for CPAs, a marketing blog focused on the accounting industry, is celebrating its first anniversary. A creation of bbr marketing, this site was created to provide tips, analyze trends and share ideas to help people market their accounting firms. Whether a marketing professional, a partner…
Read MoreNewsle Helps You Track News Alerts on Your Social Media Connections
by Kelly Lucas, marketing and social media manager If you’ve not yet heard about Newsle, then do I have a treat for you! Newsle is a platform that brings you news stories that feature your personal and professional connections. By connecting your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts to Newsle, the site will notify you whenever…
Read MoreA New Look for LinkedIn Profile Pages
by Sarah Warlick, copywriter and editor As LinkedIn grows in popularity it’s seeing more daily use by its members. In response, the professional networking platform has just revealed a new look for profile pages. The updated look is intended to allow more expressive options for sharing your background and experience, better access to information…
Read MoreSayonara LinkedIn Events, We Hardly Knew Ye
by Kelly Googe Lucas, marketing and social media manager In keeping with the many recent changes rolled out recently by LinkedIn including personal profiles and business pages, the business networking website announced on their blog that they will be eliminating LinkedIn Events, effective November 26, 2012. From the LinkedIn blog post: At LinkedIn, we…
Read MoreLinkedIn is Changing the Look of Company Profiles
by Kelly Googe Lucas, marketing and social media manager Hey, guess what? Another social media platform is changing its look. Shocking, I know. LinkedIn has announced via their blog that they will be rolling out a new design and additional features for company profile pages. Currently, it’s pretty much the heavy hitters that are…
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